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Alabama House Bill HB87

Alabama 2022 Regular Session

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33 3 By Representatives Treadaway, Garrett and Coleman (N & P)
44 4 RFD: Jefferson County Legislation
55 5 First Read: 11-JAN-22
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9-2 ENROLLED, An Act,
10-3 Relating to Jefferson County, Alabama and
11-4 particularly to the Jefferson County School Tax Sub-District
12-5 G-1 therein, being the area within both the corporate limits
13-6 of the City of Gardendale, Alabama and the Jefferson County
14-7 School Tax District (the area subject to the jurisdiction and
15-8 control of the County Board of Education of Jefferson County);
16-9 to provide for the preservation, renewal and continuation in
17-10 said Sub-District G-1 of 8.8 mills of existing ad valorem
18-11 school district taxation scheduled to expire in Sub-District
19-12 G-1 after September 30, 2021, upon approval of said renewal of
20-13 said school district taxation by a majority of the qualified
21-14 electors of said Sub-District G-1 voting at a special election
22-15 to be held in said Sub-District G-1 therefore pursuant to the
23-16 law governing special elections.
24-17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
25-18 Section 1. For purposes hereof:
26-19 (1) 2021 School Tax Year means the School Tax Year
27-20 ending on September 30, 2021.
28-21 (2) Alabama Constitution (Recompiled) means the
29-22 Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
30-23 as amended.
31-24 (3) Favorable Majority Vote means the approval of
32-25 the adjustment of the existing rate of the Subject School
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34-1 District Tax of 5.1 mills in Sub-District G-1 by 8.8 mills to
35-2 the uniform adjusted rate of 13.9 mills in Sub-District G-1 by
36-3 a majority of the qualified electors of Sub-District G-1 who
37-4 vote at a special election to be held in Sub-District G-1
38-5 therefor pursuant to the law governing special elections.
39-6 (4) Jefferson County School Tax District means and
40-7 includes all of Jefferson County, Alabama outside that part of
41-8 Jefferson County located within the corporate limits of the
42-9 cities of Bessemer, Birmingham, Fairfield, Homewood, Hoover,
43-10 Leeds, Midfield, Mountain Brook, Tarrant City, Trussville, and
44-11 Vestavia Hills.
45-12 (5) Proposal of Taxing Authority means the proposal
46-13 of the Jefferson County Commission, as governing body of
47-14 Jefferson County, Alabama, and as the taxing authority with
48-15 respect to the Subject School District Tax, by resolution and
49-16 order adopted upon request of the County Board of Education of
50-17 Jefferson County, Alabama, for purposes of Section 217(f) of
51-18 the Alabama Constitution (Recompiled) that the existing rate
52-19 of the Subject School District Tax of 5.1 mills be adjusted by
53-20 8.8 mills to the uniform adjusted rate of 13.9 mills in
54-21 Sub-District G-1, to preserve, renew and continue in effect
55-22 the total existing rate of ad valorem school district taxation
56-23 therein after the 2021 School Tax Year, by proceedings in
57-24 compliance with said Section 217(f).
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59-1 (6) School Tax Year means the period beginning on an
60-2 October 1 and ending on the next succeeding September 30, or
61-3 such other period of 12 consecutive months as shall be
62-4 established for ad valorem school taxation in the State of
63-5 Alabama.
64-6 (7) Sub-District G-1 means the area within both the
65-7 Jefferson County School Tax District and the corporate limits
66-8 of the City of Gardendale, Alabama, as at any time in effect.
67-9 (8) Subject School District Tax means the existing
68-10 ad valorem school district tax of 5.1 mills levied for public
69-11 school purposes in the Jefferson County School Tax District
70-12 (including Sub-District G-1) pursuant to Section 269.02 of the
71-13 Alabama Constitution (Recompiled).
72-14 Section 2. The Legislature of Alabama, for purposes
73-15 of Section 217(f) of the Alabama Constitution (Recompiled) and
74-16 upon adoption of the Proposal of the Taxing Authority, in
75-17 order to provide for the preservation, renewal and
76-18 continuation of the total rate of existing ad valorem school
77-19 district taxation in Sub-District G-1, approves the adjustment
78-20 of the existing rate of the Subject School District Tax of 5.1
79-21 mills by 8.8 mills to the uniform adjusted rate of 13.9 mills
80-22 in Sub-District G-1 effective simultaneously with the
81-23 reduction of 8.8 mills of ad valorem school district taxation
82-24 in said Sub-District G-1 (by expiration of a separate ad
83-25 valorem school tax therein) and for any School Tax Year for
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85-1 which the levy of the Subject School District Tax at said
86-2 uniform adjusted rate shall be approved in the manner then
87-3 provided by law; subject to the Favorable Majority Vote in
88-4 compliance with Section 217(f) of the Alabama Constitution
89-5 (Recompiled).
90-6 Section 3. The Legislature of Alabama adopts,
91-7 ratifies and confirms all proceedings, and all acts, thereof
92-8 heretofore had, taken or enacted with respect to the
93-9 adjustment and increase of the rate of the Subject School
94-10 District Tax to 5.1 mills.
95-11 Section 4. The provisions of this act are severable.
96-12 If any part of this act is declared invalid or
97-13 unconstitutional, such declaration will not operate or be
98-14 construed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any
99-15 other part or provision hereof.
100-16 Section 5. This act shall become effective
101-17 immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or
102-18 upon its otherwise becoming a law.
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108-Speaker of the House of Representatives
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111-6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
112-House of Representatives7
113-I hereby certify that the within Act originated in8
114-9 and was passed by the House 10-FEB-22.
115-10
116-11 Jeff Woodard
117-12 Clerk
118-13
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121-Senate16 24-FEB-22 Passed
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13+7
14+8
15+9 A BILL
16+10 TO BE ENTITLED
17+11 AN ACT
18+12
19+13 Relating to Jefferson County, Alabama and
20+14 particularly to the Jefferson County School Tax Sub-District
21+15 G-1 therein, being the area within both the corporate limits
22+16 of the City of Gardendale, Alabama and the Jefferson County
23+17 School Tax District (the area subject to the jurisdiction and
24+18 control of the County Board of Education of Jefferson County);
25+19 to provide for the preservation, renewal and continuation in
26+20 said Sub-District G-1 of 8.8 mills of existing ad valorem
27+21 school district taxation scheduled to expire in Sub-District
28+22 G-1 after September 30, 2021, upon approval of said renewal of
29+23 said school district taxation by a majority of the qualified
30+24 electors of said Sub-District G-1 voting at a special election
31+25 to be held in said Sub-District G-1 therefore pursuant to the
32+26 law governing special elections.
33+27 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
34+Page 1 1 Section 1. For purposes hereof:
35+2 (1) 2021 School Tax Year means the School Tax Year
36+3 ending on September 30, 2021.
37+4 (2) Alabama Constitution (Recompiled) means the
38+5 Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
39+6 as amended.
40+7 (3) Favorable Majority Vote means the approval of
41+8 the adjustment of the existing rate of the Subject School
42+9 District Tax of 5.1 mills in Sub-District G-1 by 8.8 mills to
43+10 the uniform adjusted rate of 13.9 mills in Sub-District G-1 by
44+11 a majority of the qualified electors of Sub-District G-1 who
45+12 vote at a special election to be held in Sub-District G-1
46+13 therefor pursuant to the law governing special elections.
47+14 (4) Jefferson County School Tax District means and
48+15 includes all of Jefferson County, Alabama outside that part of
49+16 Jefferson County located within the corporate limits of the
50+17 cities of Bessemer, Birmingham, Fairfield, Homewood, Hoover,
51+18 Leeds, Midfield, Mountain Brook, Tarrant City, Trussville, and
52+19 Vestavia Hills.
53+20 (5) Proposal of Taxing Authority means the proposal
54+21 of the Jefferson County Commission, as governing body of
55+22 Jefferson County, Alabama, and as the taxing authority with
56+23 respect to the Subject School District Tax, by resolution and
57+24 order adopted upon request of the County Board of Education of
58+25 Jefferson County, Alabama, for purposes of Section 217(f) of
59+26 the Alabama Constitution (Recompiled) that the existing rate
60+27 of the Subject School District Tax of 5.1 mills be adjusted by
61+Page 2 1 8.8 mills to the uniform adjusted rate of 13.9 mills in
62+2 Sub-District G-1, to preserve, renew and continue in effect
63+3 the total existing rate of ad valorem school district taxation
64+4 therein after the 2021 School Tax Year, by proceedings in
65+5 compliance with said Section 217(f).
66+6 (6) School Tax Year means the period beginning on an
67+7 October 1 and ending on the next succeeding September 30, or
68+8 such other period of 12 consecutive months as shall be
69+9 established for ad valorem school taxation in the State of
70+10 Alabama.
71+11 (7) Sub-District G-1 means the area within both the
72+12 Jefferson County School Tax District and the corporate limits
73+13 of the City of Gardendale, Alabama, as at any time in effect.
74+14 (8) Subject School District Tax means the existing
75+15 ad valorem school district tax of 5.1 mills levied for public
76+16 school purposes in the Jefferson County School Tax District
77+17 (including Sub-District G-1) pursuant to Section 269.02 of the
78+18 Alabama Constitution (Recompiled).
79+19 Section 2. The Legislature of Alabama, for purposes
80+20 of Section 217(f) of the Alabama Constitution (Recompiled) and
81+21 upon adoption of the Proposal of the Taxing Authority, in
82+22 order to provide for the preservation, renewal and
83+23 continuation of the total rate of existing ad valorem school
84+24 district taxation in Sub-District G-1, approves the adjustment
85+25 of the existing rate of the Subject School District Tax of 5.1
86+26 mills by 8.8 mills to the uniform adjusted rate of 13.9 mills
87+27 in Sub-District G-1 effective simultaneously with the
88+Page 3 1 reduction of 8.8 mills of ad valorem school district taxation
89+2 in said Sub-District G-1 (by expiration of a separate ad
90+3 valorem school tax therein) and for any School Tax Year for
91+4 which the levy of the Subject School District Tax at said
92+5 uniform adjusted rate shall be approved in the manner then
93+6 provided by law; subject to the Favorable Majority Vote in
94+7 compliance with Section 217(f) of the Alabama Constitution
95+8 (Recompiled).
96+9 Section 3. The Legislature of Alabama adopts,
97+10 ratifies and confirms all proceedings, and all acts, thereof
98+11 heretofore had, taken or enacted with respect to the
99+12 adjustment and increase of the rate of the Subject School
100+13 District Tax to 5.1 mills.
101+14 Section 4. The provisions of this act are severable.
102+15 If any part of this act is declared invalid or
103+16 unconstitutional, such declaration will not operate or be
104+17 construed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any
105+18 other part or provision hereof.
106+19 Section 5. This act shall become effective
107+20 immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or
108+21 upon its otherwise becoming a law.
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